SB 919 (Salim) / HB 2619 (Helmer) would require the governing body of any county that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services, for the contract to include provisions requiring any employee of the
SB 919 (Salim) / HB 2619 (Helmer) would require the governing body of any county that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services, for the contract to include provisions requiring any employee of the
Legislation, which has advanced from the House and the Senate, proposes adding several types of cancer to the list of illnesses presumed to be incurred
Members of the “money committees” have been meeting in informal workgroups this week in advance of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations
A bill introduced by Delegate Steve Heretick relating to local government’s power to issue summonses has cleared it’s first hurdle in the Senate, reporting out
On February 11, two different bills raising the minimum wage in Virginia passed the House and the Senate. HB 395 (Ward) cleared the House, 55-45,
SB 854 (Petersen) sought to create the Virginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Council as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government. The purpose
HB 582 (Guzman) mandates that Counties, as employers, are required to engage in collective bargaining with employees if only 30% of employees petition to form
HB 785 (Watts and Kilgore) and SB 588 (Hanger), which make major progress in providing additional tools for counties to raise revenue, crossed another milestone
A problematic bill that mandates local governments supplement their public defenders’ salaries has narrowly passed the House of Delegates by a razor thin 50-48 vote.
Legislation seeking to create a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rentals has finally made it out of Committee, reporting from Senate Finance by a vote
On February 10, the constitutional reading of SB 988 (Lucas) was dispensed by the Senate. This bill authorizes Dominion Energy to implement projects to encourage
PHOTO CREDIT – Andrew Lamar Twitter Legislation establishing the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) has survived the halfway mark of the General Assembly and
HB 551 (Ward) and SB 1033 (Locke) seek to encourage placement of youth involved in the juvenile justice system in small facilities that are close
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